Natural Bactericidal Surfaces: Mechanical Rupture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cells by Cicada Wings

Elena P Ivanova; Jafar Hasan; Hayden K Webb; Vi Khanh Truong; Gregory S Watson; Jolanta A Watson; Vladimir A Baulin; Sergey Pogodin; James U Wang; Mark J Tobin; Christian Lobbe; Russell J Crawford

doi:10.1002/smll.201200528

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Natural Bactericidal Surfaces: Mechanical Rupture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cells by Cicada Wings

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Natural Bactericidal Surfaces: Mechanical Rupture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cells by Cicada Wings

Elena P Ivanova, Jafar Hasan, Hayden K Webb, Vi Khanh Truong, Gregory S Watson, Jolanta A Watson, Vladimir A Baulin, Sergey Pogodin, James U Wang, Mark J Tobin, …

Small, Vol.8(16), pp.2489-2494

2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201200528

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Abstract

insect wings

nanopillars

bactericidal surfaces

antibiofouling

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Natural superhydrophobic surfaces are often thought to have antibiofouling potential due to their self-cleaning properties. However, when incubated on cicada wings, Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells are not repelled; instead they are penetrated by the nanopillar arrays present on the wing surface, resulting in bacterial cell death. Cicada wings are effective antibacterial, as opposed to antibiofouling, surfaces.

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Title: Natural Bactericidal Surfaces: Mechanical Rupture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cells by Cicada Wings
Authors: Elena P Ivanova (Author) - Swinburne University of Technology
Jafar Hasan (Author) - Swinburne University of Technology
Hayden K Webb (Author) - Swinburne University of Technology
Vi Khanh Truong (Author) - Swinburne University of Technology
Gregory S Watson (Author) - James Cook University
Jolanta A Watson (Author) - James Cook University
Vladimir A Baulin (Author) - Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Sergey Pogodin (Author) - Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
James U Wang (Author) - Swinburne University of Technology
Mark J Tobin (Author) - Australian Synchrotron
Christian Lobbe (Author) - Scitech Australia
Russell J Crawford (Author) - Swinburne University of Technology
Publication details: Small, Vol.8(16), pp.2489-2494
Publisher: Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
Date published: 2012
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201200528
ISSN: 1613-6810
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449320002621
Output Type: Journal article

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